Introduction: Like Haggai, Zechariah was a prophet to the Jewish remnant that returned after the 70 year exile.Much of Zechariah is to be interpreted in light of related prophecy.This Book is surpassed in prophecies of Christ only by the Book of Isaiah.

The man and the Book: The name Zechariah means: remembered of the Lord.

His work began approximately 2 months after Haggai’s and their works parallel each other. Most of this Book is made up of eight (8) visions encouraging the rebuilding of the Temple and four (4) visions of the Messianic Kingdom.

NOTES: God will always find men to do his work – there were horns to be cut off. Here are the carpenters or artificers; God will always find the right sort of men. God choose men of ability to empower them to do His will and to defeat the enemy..

God will always find enough men to do His work and His will. There were four horns, so are there four smiths to beat them to pieces.Empires which have opposed the Lord have been crushed to powder, it always be so. No power can stand against the Lord of Hosts.

III. The Man With The Measuring Line – Chap. 2

A. The City of Jerusalem shall be (future tense) restored and made bigger or enlarged: 2:2-5

B. Those Jews exiled will return to the Land: 2:6-7

C. Jehovah God will protect His people and He will make their enemies a “spoil:” 2:8-9

D. Many nations will be converted or joined to the Lord: 2:10-13

E. Man with a measuring line: 2:1

1.He is also represented in Ezekiel 40:3

2. He is found in Revelation 21:15 & Ezekiel 41:1-26

3. There are several other Scriptures which represent this … The Man is none other than

God Himself. The Jews are, here, encouraged to go forward with the building of the

Temple and they are also encouraged for future restoration.

V. Visions Four Through Eight

A. Four: Joshua, the High Priest and satan- chap. 3

1. This pictures the removing of iniquity and the future glory of Israel

2. When we stand before God, to serve Him, or stand up for God, we must expect to

meet all the resistance satan’s subtlety and malice can give to us

3. Vs 3: filthy garments = their removal is symbolic of the removing of iniquity from

Joshua … representing his people.

B. Five: The golden candlestick and thetwo olive trees -chap. 4

1. Vs 2: candlestick is light = Israel was to send forth the light of the Gospel;

the Temple was to be rebuilt – vs 9 – so that the Word of Godcould be sent forth as a

light shining in a world full of the darkness of sin.

2. Vs 11-14: reference to Revelation 11:3-4

C. Six: The Flying roll; 5:1-4

1. This represents the Word of God that judges

2. Vs 2: 30’ X 14’

3. Vs 4: The Word of God goes against sin and wickedness

D. Seven: the “epah” vs 6, was the old time Jewish symbol for trade and the woman,

commerce of the remnant that had returned. The two women, more specifically, are

sent to carry away the corrupt woman.

2. Vs 9: Stork = an unclean bird

E. Eight: The Four War Chariots; chap. 6:1-8

1. The judgment of the Lord upon the nations

2. Vs 9-15: Joshua is crowned as a type of Christ … the immediate meaning ofthat is

simply: Jehovah God, as He sends forth His chariot judgment on the Gentile powers that

surrounded Israel, has returned with mercies and gracious promises to His remaining

people.

3. Vs 1: four chariots represent swift coming, Divine judgment

4. Four angels driving the chariots are… vs 5, the four spirits of the heavens.

NOTES: The underlying idea that runs throughout this prophecy is summed up in chapter 1:14-16. This Book takes us to the immediate need of God’s people to the ultimate fulfillment at Christ’s second Coming. We also can realize why these passages are relating to the future is that when the Messiah came and offered Himself to His people, Israel, they rejected Him and crucified Him.